I've read so many things on the net, i've dome so many demos (and in Portugal is a difficult thing), saved so much this year to buy this system, that i'm just to anxious to have all the parts together...

By the way yesterday i've demo the ATC SCM11 with a Perreaux 80i and a Audio Note CD player. And I prefer the Dynaudio Excite X12.

The ATC are a BRILLIANT speaker but i think the X12 are a bit better with detail and voices.

cant help thinking your DAC would go lovely with a Brio r, have you tried some uk dealers for a Brio r or there is one on ebay at the minute!

Hi Stevebrock

No i've not tried UK dealers or in Spain, i've a good relation with the Portuguese Rega dealer, and if things go south later on I don't have the chutzpah to take the problems to is door...

The Naim just come up because i've done the demo of the Dynaudio X12 with one, and loved the combo.

But i've always idealized My sistem with the Brio/DAC/SBT combo...

Hold tight then!

What did the Dyns sound like and did you try any other similar priced speakers? What sold them?

Cheers

Ambrose

What sold the Dynaudio ...?

They are some little gems, give a precise soundstage, detail and disappear in the background.

I loved the voices, my god the piano, pianos sound like they are right there, for such small speaker they have a fantastic bass extension and is tight, even with the volume at full throuttle the treble never tire.

You have probably looked at this already, but those X12s look like quite a load for an amp (4 ohm and 86dB sensitivity), are you sure that the Brio is up to it? For that matter, the Naim might be a bit light, but it depends on what sort of volume you like and how big your room is.

It would concern me that the amps would be a bit too close to clipping for comfort if driving these speakers to more than moderate levels.

You have probably looked at this already, but those X12s look like quite a load for an amp (4 ohm and 86dB sensitivity), are you sure that the Brio is up to it? For that matter, the Naim might be a bit light, but it depends on what sort of volume you like and how big your room is.

It would concern me that the amps would be a bit too close to clipping for comfort if driving these speakers to more than moderate levels.

I know that the Brio will run out of gas before the Dyns will, but my listening levels are quite normal as i live in a condo.